GLSA 201909-05: WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:	normal
Title:	WebkitGTK+: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	09/06/2019
Bugs:	#683234, #686216, #693122
ID:	201909-05

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in WebkitGTK+, the worst of which could result in the arbitrary execution of code.

Background

WebKitGTK+ is a full-featured port of the WebKit rendering engine, suitable for projects requiring any kind of web integration, from hybrid HTML/CSS applications to full-fledged web browsers.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-libs/webkit-gtk	< 2.24.4	>= 2.24.4	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in WebkitGTK+. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker, by enticing a user to visit maliciously crafted web content, may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause memory corruption.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All WebkitGTK+ users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-libs/webkit-gtk-2.24.4"
    

References

• WSA-2019-0004
• WSA-2019-0002
• CVE-2019-8690
• CVE-2019-8690
• CVE-2019-8689
• CVE-2019-8689
• CVE-2019-8688
• CVE-2019-8688
• CVE-2019-8687
• CVE-2019-8687
• CVE-2019-8686
• CVE-2019-8686
• CVE-2019-8684
• CVE-2019-8684
• CVE-2019-8683
• CVE-2019-8683
• CVE-2019-8681
• CVE-2019-8681
• CVE-2019-8680
• CVE-2019-8680
• CVE-2019-8679
• CVE-2019-8679
• CVE-2019-8678
• CVE-2019-8678
• CVE-2019-8677
• CVE-2019-8677
• CVE-2019-8676
• CVE-2019-8676
• CVE-2019-8673
• CVE-2019-8673
• CVE-2019-8672
• CVE-2019-8672
• CVE-2019-8671
• CVE-2019-8671
• CVE-2019-8669
• CVE-2019-8669
• CVE-2019-8666
• CVE-2019-8666
• CVE-2019-8658
• CVE-2019-8658
• CVE-2019-8649
• CVE-2019-8649
• CVE-2019-8644
• CVE-2019-8644
• CVE-2019-8615
• CVE-2019-8607
• CVE-2019-8595
• CVE-2019-8563
• CVE-2019-8559
• CVE-2019-8558
• CVE-2019-8551
• CVE-2019-8544
• CVE-2019-8536
• CVE-2019-8535
• CVE-2019-8524
• CVE-2019-8523
• CVE-2019-8518
• CVE-2019-8515
• CVE-2019-8506
• CVE-2019-8503
• CVE-2019-7292
• CVE-2019-7285
• CVE-2019-6251
• CVE-2019-6201
• CVE-2019-11070

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201909-05.xml

Concerns?

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License

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